For the second
consecutive year, Howard Young Medical Center received five stars, the highest
possible rating, from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as
part of its 2023 5-Star Quality Rating System. HYMC was recognized with a
5-Star rating in 2022.
A CMS 5-Star rating
is the highest possible score that CMS assigns to hospitals, placing Howard
Young among the top 10% of all eligible hospitals in the United States. Three
stars is the national average.
CMS provides the
star ratings to help patients make informed decisions about where to get health
care and encourage hospitals to improve the quality of care they provide.
“It’s incredible to
see the recognition our entire team at Howard Young Medical Center has received
from CMS and others this year,” said Aspirus North Division President Teri
Theiler. “The high-quality patient care and outcomes from the 5-Star ratings
showcase the hard work and dedication consistently delivered by our physicians,
nurses and staff.”
The overall star
rating for hospitals summarizes quality information on important topics, like
readmissions and deaths after heart attacks or pneumonia. The overall rating,
between 1 and 5 stars, summarizes a variety of measures across 5 areas of
quality into a single star rating for each hospital. The 5 measure groups
include:
- Mortality
(22%)
- Safety
of care (22%)
- Readmission
(22%)
- Patient
experience (22%)
- Timely
and effective care (12%)
The overall rating
shows how well each hospital performed on an identified set of quality measures
compared to other hospitals in the U.S. The more stars, the better a hospital
performed on the available quality measures. CMS assigns star ratings to U.S.
hospitals annually based on 46 hospital quality measures. Data reporting
periods range from July 2018 to March 2022, depending on the measure.
Howard Young Medical
Center is one of the 29 five-star hospitals in Wisconsin and 483 nationwide. In
addition to the 5-Star rating, HYMC
earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke
Association’s Heart-Check mark for Acute Stroke Ready Certification. The
Woodruff hospital was also recognized as a recipient of the Healthgrades
2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ and the Outstanding Patient Experience
Award™.